precedent
noun
ˈpresɪədənt
noun
1
an
action
or
official
decision
that
can
be
used
to
give
support
to
later
actions
or
decisions
可援引的先例 （判例）
C
a
legal
precedent
判例
set/create
a
precedent
UN
involvement
in
the
country’s
affairs
would
set
a
dangerous
precedent.
联合国介入该国事务是一个危险的先例。
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precedents
for
what
courts
will
accept
as
‘fair’
法院认为可以称得上“公平”的判例
2
something
of
the
same
type
that
has
happened
or
existed
before
以前有过的事例，先例，前例
C,U
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There’s
not
much
precedent
for
men
taking
leave
when
their
baby
is
born.
男性因孩子出生而休假的先例不多。
without
precedent
An
epidemic
on
this
scale
is
without
precedent.
如此规模的流行病是史无前例的。
3
the
way
that
things
have
always
been
done
惯例
U
break
with
precedent